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Montag, 16. Februar 2009

Twinkling H2Os

Update: Thanks to Karen, we now know how it works with the discount for the Twinklings sale.

The discount does not appear on the order on line, but it is being manually discounted by 40% at their end.

The discount applies to everything that they have in store not just the H20s.

All orders are being despatched within 10 days and should be in the UK 5 days after that.

Another Note: Have a look at this discussion at Splitcoaststampers, there you get some information about the ongoing sale at LuminArte. IMPORTANT UPDATE: Ann and Snadie thanks for pointing me to this!! The company who produces Twinkling H2Os is going out of business. What a shock!! They have a huge sale of 40-50% off. So hurry if you still want to get some.WICHITGES UPDATE: Die Firma, die die Twinkling H2Os herstellt wird in nächster Zeit geschlossen. Was für ein Schock! Es gibt einen großen Abverkauf mit 40-50% Rabatt. Wenn ihr also noch welche bekommen wollt, dan beeilt euch!------------------------------------------------------I got a few questions about Twinkling H2Os after my colouring tutorial last week, so I decided to write a short informational post about them, which will hopefully help.

Twinkling H2Os are available in 156 colours, they are solid and come in little pots. Those pots are available in two sizes. Just take the smaller pots, they last forever!Most of the time I only use my Twinklings to deepen the colours and set some accents of my images which I already coloured with water soluble pens. The above image shows my favourite colours (which are based on personal preferences). I use Poppy Red for cheeks, Moss Green and Cinnamon Brown for the ground, Blue Grass and Ocean Wave for backgrounds.

Just use a watertank brush or a simple brush with your Twinklings. I like to put a drop of water into the pots before I start using them, this way the colour dissolves in advance.I bought my Twinklings on ebay, because the time I started colouring with them, they weren't available in many shops over here.Please don't hesitate to aks additional questions and I will answer them and update this post :)Have a lovely evening!

Hi KatharinaThanks for this tutorial, it is very useful. I have some H2O's but can never seem to get quite the same effect as my distress inks. I tend to get too much colour and it looks flat. What am I doing wrong?

I also have 'US Art Quest Jewels Watercolour Palettes' which I think are similar to H2O's. There are 10 in a palette for £19.99. But again I still have a problem with my depth of colour. I have also tried to put a thin layer of colour using lots of water so I can possibly build up the colour but when I go to add another 'layer' the first layer comes off??Why oh Why do I get it soooo wrong!

Wow, I never could make up my mind which colors I had to have. Katharina which website shows that they have that big sale. I checked LuminArt, which I believe is the maker but I don't see a change in prices.Thanks for letting me know

Thanks for the tutorial Katharina. I have a large tin full of these but dont really use tehm. My problem is I cant get the consistancy right. Add a drop of water, but to wet, cant get that creamy texture I see on the TV. Any idea's??Clairex

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